Strange birds: Noisy Geese on our roof and chimney cap!

Posted By on May 13, 2026

We always have mourning doves (basically suburban pigeons, in my opinion) nesting around our house and sitting almost every evening on our roof, but not all that many geese do the same. This year it is not only on the roof, but on the chimney cap.

Goose on Chimney Cap

Strange enough, over the years there have been blue herons and hawks … and Great Horned Owls hooting down our chimney. There was even a time when a crazy woodpecker hammered on the metal chimney cap

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